Cohors I Aurelia Dardanorum
The Cohors I Aurelia Dardanorum [equitata] ( German 1. Aurelian cohort of Dardanians [part mounted] ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is documented by inscriptions.
Name components
- Aurelia : The honorary title refers to Emperor Mark Aurel .
- Dardanorum : the Dardaner . The soldiers of the cohort were recruited from the Dardan people on the territory of the Roman province of Moesia Superior when the unit was established .
- equitata : partially mounted. The unit was a mixed association of infantry and cavalry.
Since there is no evidence of the addition of milliaria (1000 men) to the name , the unit was a Cohors equitata . The nominal strength of the unit was 600 men (480 infantry and 120 horsemen), consisting of 6 Centurien infantry with 80 men each and 4 tower cavalry with 30 horsemen each.
history
The unit was set up by Marcus Aurelius , probably around 169/170 AD together with the Cohors II Aurelia Dardanorum .
Locations
One location of the cohort in Moesia Superior was possibly Orahovac.
Members of the cohort
The following members of the cohort are known.
Commanders
- Τ. Πορκιος Κυρεινα Κορνελιανος, a επαρχος
Others
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Uncertainties
The inscription ( CIL 3, 14700 ) is assigned by Ovidiu Țentea / Florian Matei-Popescu to the Cohors I Aurelia Dardanorum , as is the soldier Surus Victoris listed in the inscription . John Spaul assigns the inscription and the soldiers to the Cohors I Delmatarum (Dalmatia) .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c d e John Spaul: Cohors² The evidence for and a short history of the auxiliary infantry units of the Imperial Roman Army , British Archaeological Reports 2000, BAR International Series (Book 841), ISBN 978-1841710464 , p. 312, 349
- ↑ a b Ovidiu Țentea, Florian Matei-Popescu: Alae et Cohortes Daciae et Moesiae. A review and update of J. Spaul's Ala and Cohors In: Acta Musei Napocensis 39-40 / I Cluj-Napoca, 2002-2003 (2004), pp. 259-296, here p. 280 ( online ).